New Michael Jackson record to be released

A new album by Michael Jackson is to be released next month, including never-before-heard songs by the self-styled King of Pop before his death last year, his record company said."Michael" has been produced by the late star's estate in collaboration with Epic Records, which will put a teaser clip on his website this weekend, followed by one of the singles, "Breaking News," from Monday.

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A new album by Michael Jackson is to be released next month, including never-before-heard songs by the self-styled King of Pop before his death last year, his record company said."Michael" has been produced by the late star's estate in collaboration with Epic Records, which will put a teaser clip on his website this weekend, followed by one of the singles, "Breaking News," from Monday.

The first single from a posthumous Michael Jackson album was released online Monday -- but was immediately clouded by questions over whether it was really the late star's voice.Record label Epic Records was forced to issue a statement saying it was confident the album including the single, "Breaking News" was indeed Jackson singing, after fans and La Toya Jackson questioned its authenticity.

A second song from a new posthumous album by late pop legend Michael Jackson was released on Thursday, days before the beyond-the-grave record hits music shops around the world."Hold My Hand," a duet with US singer Akon, went online complete with video ahead of the December 14 release of "Michael," an album of songs the King of Pop wrote before his death, according to producers.A first song from the album, "Breaking News," was released last month and triggered an online storm of debate over whether the vocals were indeed sung by Jackson himself.

A new Michael Jackson album titled "Xscape" will be released in May, reports Billboard. Epic Records and Michael Jackson's estate made the announcement. It will be the second posthumous album after the singer's death in 2009.

Late 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson remains the king of celebrity memorabilia after dominating a Las Vegas auction. A beaded glove worn by Michael Jackson sold for 192,000 dollars on Friday, the first anniversary of his death, one of 240 lots which brought in an eye-popping total of nearly 2 million dollars.Lots associated with Jackson at the auction, which finished on Sunday, easily eclipsed lots belonging to other celebrities, most notably late Star Trek creator Roddenberry.

Late 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson remains the king of celebrity memorabilia after dominating a Las Vegas auction. A beaded glove worn by Michael Jackson sold for 192,000 dollars on Friday, the first anniversary of his death, one of 240 lots which brought in an eye-popping total of nearly 2 million dollars.Lots associated with Jackson at the auction, which finished on Sunday, easily eclipsed lots belonging to other celebrities, most notably late Star Trek creator Roddenberry.